Grieving dolphin’s ‘mourning ritual’ captured on video after she lost another newborn

• A grieving mother dolphin named Fraggle carried her dead calf through the Indian Ocean for six days.
• Drone footage captured by Geographe Marine Research, an Australian conservation organisation, showed Fraggle with her newborn, which was only two weeks old.
• Fraggle had previously experienced the loss of four other calves.
• Other dolphins were observed joining Fraggle during her period of mourning.
• Researchers have documented similar grief-like behaviour in dolphins and whales, where they carry their deceased offspring.

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Mother dolphin filmed carrying dead calf through sea for six days in heartbreaking footage